Orleans Physics Resource Teacher In-Classroom Support

这一为期两年的项目包括三个组成部分：(A)暑期讲习班；(B)设备图书馆；(C)学年期间的流动单位。从1990年夏天开始至1991年继续，将在新奥尔良大学为物理和物理科学教师举办为期八天的实验室/验证讲习班课程。此外，秋季和春季还将开设一个学分一小时的在职课程。此外，大都会奥尔良物理教师组织正在进行的活动将成为一个相互支持的小组。这些工作坊每年将为28名教师提供这些机会。在本学年，由美国物理教师协会在PTRA计划中培训的两名物理资源教师将为新奥尔良半径35英里范围内的物理和物理科学教师提供课堂支持。辅导员将在装有他们预定访问所需材料和设备的流动面包车上工作。这些流动单元将从一个设备图书馆储存，其中储存了中学物理和物理科学课程所需的材料。流动单位不需要的材料将可供该地区的科学教师借阅。该项目汇集了联邦、州和地方的资源，以促进在城市地区进行实践科学教学，该地区的科学教师和学生中有相当多的少数族裔。当地的支持需要企业、几个公立和私立学校系统以及新奥尔良大学的合作努力。分摊的费用为237,437美元，相当于国家科学基金奖励的111%。

This two-year project brings together three components: (a) summer workshops, (b) an equipment library and (c) mobile units during the academic year. Beginning in the summer of 1990 and continuing in 1991, eight day laboratory/demontration workshop courses for physics and physical science teachers will be held at the University of New Orleans. These will be complemented by a one credit hour in-service course during the fall and spring. In addition the ongoing activities of the Metro Orleans Physics Teacher Organization will serve as a mutual support group. These workshops will provide these opportunities for 28 teacher each year. During the school year two physics resource teachers trained by the American Association of Physics Teachers in the PTRA program will provide in-classroom support to teachers of physics and physical science in an area within a thirty-five mile radius of New Orleans. The resource teachers will operate from mobile van units containing necessary materials and equipment for their scheduled visits. These mobile units will in turn be stocked from an equipment library holding materials appropriate for courses in physics and physical science at the secondary level. Material not needed for the mobile units will be available for borrowing by science teachers in the area. The project brings together federal, state and local resources to promote hands-on science teaching in an urban area with substantial minority components among the science teachers and in the student population. Local support requires the cooperative efforts of business, several public and private school systems and the University of New Orleans. Cost sharing in an amount of $237,437 equals 111% of the NSF award.